Pine-incense and process of making same.



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ITED STATES PA OF oms Lucas-or qnmsrow v, 1g ewxonx.

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' 10 D awin Application flled' October s, 1916. sewn in. 125,352;

To all whom-may concern: paste by the addition .of a binding or sealing Be it-knownthat I, Lorne LUcAs, aciti-- element, preferably a coniferous extract as, h 'zen'of the United States, residing atthe city for examp] a; a solution of balsam Tolu concfJamestown, in the county of Chautauqua sisting of one-third balsam Tolu cut in two- ";5jandSteteiofiNew Y0rk,'have invented certhirds alcohol, preferably wood lalcohol, 6o

tai'nnew and usefulilmp'rovements 'in ,Pinethough oth er coniferous gum extracts might Incense and Processes of Making Same, of be used. "1 his paste is then dried in anoven Y which the'followingisa specification.-

, -to thoroug 11y evaporate thealcohoLf After i -'The invention relates to a pineincense and being. .tho1 oughly dried it isagain poW- p L thefprocess of combinin somepf the arodered to a line flour and'may beused in the 85. a matic elements of coni erous or, as 'com- 'powdered form as an incense, burning with. monlylmowmevergreen trees withfia com-"\a light ash and exhelin'g or releasing the P bustible element to provide an incense which odor of the pine, It is'usually preferred, v "exhales the aromatic odor of the conifer 'or however, in the stick form'l' forburning in a Never-green during combustion, and particu- -.suiteble holder. 70

nearly all theconiferous trees including the prepared a s hereinbefore'described, is mixed H pine; larch, spruce, hemlock, fir,-cypress,""witha SOlltlOIl of gum tragacanth, prefer; Sequoia-cedar, iarborvitae, rjunipenwyew," ably about one'part gur'ntre'gacanthto sixv. M 2'0Yand' gingkoprovide 'thearomatic elements teen parts water. Sufiicientof .theincense 75 necessary. for this incense in agreater or; owder is mixed with-this'gumtragacanth lesser-degree. a inder to iorm' astifi-pasteQwhich-isihrcedfi y Theregarej many aroiiiaticportions'jot.the throughtt be's'by suiteblefme'chanism there oniife'rous trees such'as' the resinous exude by formin; sticks the sizeandlshapeofisaid e v 1 idnjfrointhe" orthe-woodjtselflthe tubes,ca re being takenfto pr9vide support9 -8Q cohesi n theyti s of fltheiflbrenche's,,but-theffing means for receiving thejsoft pastestick needles arepreerredsincetheygive forth, ior ms'and holding them'separete from. one'f more. t'rulylthe, peculiarly delicate and' at-.--Janother in id in straight line -so that.; they itractive aroma of thPinacewinthe iorestij lmay be dried in an oven'orjin len other"'-". "j r 0 They arefalsomorelreadily preparedas in lsuitable manner. 5f"

tenses I, a It is apparent that the'pine incen paste fInpreparing" pine-incense, the branches with the ,guingbindermziybe formed-into} are fi'rstcut i from the trees and preferably ()th81 con enient shapes ,for burning and airgldried, that is, without artificial heat. that the si ie and shape of the sticks-ma b The dry. aromatic needle-shaped leaves are ';-'variedv by-varying the size and shape o then 'easily stripped from thebranchesfand tubes. Tl e'drid stickshave simplyfto l powdered,preferably,by andsifti ;ignitedifillingan apartment-with? be" H ing to a fine flour.

gofthe pin igas' combustiomtake Q p r ln'order-to render-vthi's-needlepowdejror} The full strength oi thei; ".2 flourirebely and rightly combustiblefior'ing i"'erous nee lle"flour,without V i cense itis'niixedwith acombu'StibIeeIement may be oitained by setui'ait I H z 1 preferably pcwdered .ch'arcoali in-avar 'ng, fiourwitlf a. combustible isohitiom aslfor quantities ecc'zording" toL-the'strength 0 the exemple, potassium nitrate,jwhich 'saturatedi v A 1 V aromaticmdor desired, thus the proporti'ons'needle flour,-.after drying burns freely but' a me, be. varied-fromequalpartsneedle flouriyistoo strt ng. andpungen'tito be;agreeable,.

' and powdered rharcoal' to seven-eighths'fl'accordingly charcoal "is" j-preferredyasa iche'ape'r a: idgmore readily appliedxcombus f needle flourmnd one eighth powdered -chfar-- -coals" The strengthusua'lly preferred -h'ow- -tible' elem ant, and one Which-is-alsoodorlese 1 711, ever is' about two-thirdsneedleffiourfland and s'mok eless, The 'g'um'j tiagacenthialso "[59 one thirdpowdered;chareoelg'which; also asflittleor no smoke-or odorjl l,

givesjabout:the:i ightburning qualities. im as new; sf

In orderjto retain the arometicstrength 0f..saidneedle' flour So'that it will not de lie incense co {rising-finely v I idedrsiled;needlesof t eYPinaceQ- po teriorate-perceptibly; the 'welljmixed. ,cher' dared-charcoal, andfwcombustiblsealing coal and needleflour'are changed to a stifi element." v g therewith, and a combustible sealing element An. incense comprising a needle flour of the Pinacew combined with powdered charcoal. 3. An incense comprising, in its entirety, a flour made from the dried needles of the Pinacew, a combustible element commingled uniting the two- 4. The process of making incense from coniferous trees which comprises. grinding and sifting the dried needles from coniferous trees .to form needle flour, and mixing po'wi dered charcoal with-said needle flour in'the ,desired' portionsto render it combustible.

which comprises drying the needles ofthe Pz'mweae, grindin and sifting the dried nee-" dles to form nee le flour, mixing powdered charcoal with said needle flour to render it 1. i flour and charcoal with a combustible sealing element to retain the aromatic strength of combustible, and mixing saidrmixed needle 6. The process of making pine incense which comprises drying the needles of the; '-Pinacew, grinding and sitting said dried needles to form needle flour,- .and mixing-- 'said flour with an alcohol solution: ofbalwhich 'comprises drying the needles of the Pinacew, grinding and sifting said dried needles to form needle flour, mixing, powdered charcoalwith said. needle flour to render it combustible, mixing'said flour.with a "Sam Tolu, and again powdering said mixfrom'.-.--

ture .after';evaporating .the alcoholthere- '7. The-process of making pine incense I combustible" sealing element to retain the aromatic stren I said r.. xture a er seallng, mixing th1s powh of said flour, powdering 5.. The process of making pine-incense,

mixing said of gum tra acanth and formin' this mix-' 'ture into sticks while soft and rying in a suitable oven.

9. The process of making pine incense dried needles of the Pinacezr bustible element therewith, combustible sealing element mixing a comand adding a to the mixture.

10. The process of making pine incensewhich comprises reducing the needles of the Pimweaa, mixing a combustible element therewith adding a combustible sealing element. to t e mixture to retain the aroma of the needles, and powdering the mixture.

i which comprises reducing the previously 11. The process-of making pine incense which comprises drying the pine needles of .the 'Pinaaew, grinding and sifting the dried .needles to form needle dered charcoal with said needle flour to render it combustible, mixing said mixed, needle of said flour, and powdering the mixture.

In testimony whereof I haveafiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

. LOUIS LUCAS.

Witnesses:

- H. A. SANDBERG, 4

It E. No1msrRoM.

flour, "mixing pow- Y .flour and charcoal with a combustiblesealing element to retain the aromatic strength' 

